September 2007

September 30, 2007

Finally, finally a little cool weather has come our way, at least in the early morning. Saturday morning took me to the farmers market where I loaded up with tiny yellow tomatoes (incredibly sweet), corn, squash, sweet peppers, and the best tasting eggs from Fickle Farm ! In the afternoon I stopped at a thrift shop to pick up a book for my postcard project (keep reading) and found a wonderful bag of buttons for $6.00. These will keep me busy for a long time.

One of my projects for the weekend was making a post card for a postcard group that I belong to. I decided to use part of a book for the postcard, so that I could carve out a pumpkin in the pages of the book. Here is the beginning:

I then glued all the page edges with heavy matte medium and let the book/postcards dry in the sun for the day. Then I added the first coat of paint. With a little luck, the finished postcards will be added to the blog tomorrow.

September 16, 2007

I have discovered the wonderful world of art/craft blogs only recently and have been inspired to dip my toes into the pond. I grew up in a crafting family, but running a business and raising a family often left limited time for creative endeavors. Now the kids are grown and while business still keeps me busy, I have returned to my roots and am having a grand time. Depending on my mood, I am dabbling in sewing, jewelry making, and paper arts (mixed media, altered books, etc.).

Here is a picture of TUT, a paper mache cat that I finished this summer. His body is made of newspaper and I covered him in blue material and chiyogami paper. His eyes are fused glass that I made, that seemed much better suited to cat eyes than to earrings. He also sports a copper necklace.